NAME THAT 70's TUNE

Last time we gave you lyrics from 1960'hits and you had to guess the name of the song. This time we're back with lyrics from the 1970's. I'll make it a little easier in that ALL of these lyrics came from # 1 hits. So if you've been listening to the radio anytime in the past 40 years, you've probably heard these songs dozens of times.

So let's get started.

QUESTIONS:

1. The lyric is: "I'm looking at my girlfriend, she's passed out on the floor. I seen so many things I ain't never seen before." Can you name the song these lyrics come from?

2. This lyric goes: "I feel like this is the beginning, 'though I've loved you for a million years. And if I thought our love was ending, I'd find myself drowning in my own tears". What's the title of that 1973 # 1 hit?

3. The lyric is: "And I know what a scene you were learning in. Was there something that made you come back again?" Time to name that tune if you can.

4. OK, here's an easy one, can you name the song these lyrics come from: "Someone left the cake out in the rain. I don't think that I can take it, 'cause it took so long to bake it and I'll never have that recipe again."

5. Get your thinking caps on brothers (HINT HINT): "Well I built me a raft and she's ready for floatin', Ol' Mississippi, she's calling my name. Catfish are jumpin'. That paddle wheels thumpin'". What song do those lyrics come from, brother?

ANSWERS

1. "Mama Told Me Not To Come" is the song. Three Dog Night is the group that made it a hit. It climbed to # 1 on July 11, 1970 and remained there for 2 weeks. The song was written by singer/songwriter/actor Hoyt Axton. You might remember him as the not-so-successful inventor dad in the 1984 movie "Gremlins". Hoyt's mother, Mae Axton, co-wrote Elvis Presley's first
# 1 hit for RCA Victor Records in 1956, "Heartbreak Hotel".

2. Stevie Wonder wrote it, sang it and took "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life" to # 1 for the week of May 19, 1973.

3. It was a number one hit for the week of May 8, 1976. John Sebastian, formerly of The Lovin' Spoonful, wrote and sang "Welcome Back", and it was the theme song for Gabe Kaplan's hit TV show, "Welcome Back Kotter". The series also starred a young actor by the name of John Travolta.

4. This one was actually a hit twice. "MacArthur Park", written by Jimmy Webb, first hit the charts in 1968 with actor Richard Harris singing. That made it to # 2 on the singles chart. In 1978, Donna SUmmer re-did the song with a disco beat and took it all the way to # 1 in November of 1978. It remained # 1 for 3 weeks.

5. "Black Water" by The Doobie Brothers is the song we were looking for. It was # 1 for the week of March 15, 1975 and was originally released as the 'B' side of a 45 rpm single with "Another Park, Another Sunday" as the 'A' side. That's the song the record company thought would be a hit. It wasn't. A DJ in the southern U.S. flipped the 45 over and the rest is record history.

THE LYRICS HAVE IT

This week, we're going to give you a line from a song lyric. You have to come up with the title of that song. There are no extra points for the artist and since there are no points or prizes in this quiz anyway, it really doesn't make a difference. All of the songs were Top Ten hits and all came from the 1960's and you can still hear all of them on oldies radio or classic rock radio.
If you're ready, here we go.

QUESTIONS:

1. The lyric is: "And time goes by so slowly. And time can do so much." What's the title of this song?

2. The lyric is: "Paranoia strikes deep, into your life it will creep." What's the title of this song?

3. The lyric is: "I don't believe you, you're not the truth, no one could look as good as you." What's the title of this number one hit?

4. The lyric is: "Love was out to get me, that's the way it seemed, disappointment haunted all my dreams." Can you name the title of this song?

5. Our final lyric is: "If I didn't tell her, I could leave today." What's the name of this 60's # 1 hit?

ANSWERS

1. That lyric comes from "Unchained Melody" a # 4 hit for The Righteous Brothers in 1965.

2. Those lyrics are from The Buffalo Springfield 1967 # 7 hit, "For What It's Worth".

3. Fans of Roy Orbison should have had no problems with the title of the song those lyrics came from. It's "Oh, Pretty Woman", a # 1 hit for Roy in 1964.

4. The Monkees first took this song, "I'm A Believer" to # 1 in 1966. Then Smash Mouth recorded a new version for the 2001 animated classic "Shrek". That version made it to # 25 on the singles chart. By the way, the song was written by one of this years Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees - Neil Diamond.

5. John and Michelle Phillips wrote this song. Canadian Denny Doherty was the lead singer. They, along with Cass Elliot were The Mamas and The Papas. The song is "California Dreamin'"and it went to # 4 on the singles chart in 1966.

Next week, more lyrics, this time from the 1970's.